Hi Everyone!
I am in Arad helping my mom while she recovers from a
medical problem. I will try and send out a job report in May
when I get back to Ma'ale Adumim.
This will be my first Yom HaAtzmaut in Arad.
This past Friday's newspaper included an Israeli flag in a
plastic bag - not a picture, a real flag. The whole country
gets free flags (if you buy a paper) and hundreds of kids
are selling car flags at major intersections.
Everywhere you go, you see blue and white flags.
When I was in the supermarket on Thursday, people were already
buying supplies for their barbecues.
I will not go to a barbecue this year but I look forward to
watching the live southern fireworks on Wednesday night
and I plan to watch the annual bible quiz on TV.
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Before I came down to Arad, I visited the Jerusalem Ice Festival.
Outside their was a heat wave but inside it was -10 degrees
Celsius. They supplied coats but I brought my own.
I think I was the only one on the bus with a coat in a shopping
bag that hot day.
I posted photos of the "cool" event at:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/jerusalem/2012/jer335.htm
I also posted a ten minute (non-edited) video at:
http://www.jr.co.il/videos/jerusalem-ice-festival-2012.htm
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The tradition continues......
I posted on my website 116 links about Israel, ranging from
history and tourism to photographs and stamps.
All 116 links have been reviewed / checked this week.
The web address is:
http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdayil.htm
and......
I gathered links to 190 cool YouTube videos about Israel.
Enjoy the videos at:
http://www.jr.co.il/videos/israel-videos.htm
May everyone have a great Yom HaAtzmaut.
Chag Sameach!
Jacob